Ancient Mesopotamia

Civilization in Mesopotamia developed between which two rivers?

• the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean
• the Tigris and the Persian Gulf
• the Persian Gulf and the Euphrates
• the Euphrates and the Tigris

Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?

• Gilgamesh
• Hammarabui
• Nineveh
• Sargon

The Sumerian writing system was called

• Cuneiform
• Hieroglyphs
• English
• Sargon

Which of the following were members of the upper class?

• kings and priests
• artisans
• merchants and traders
• scribes

When the Akkadians under Sargon conquered the city-states of Sumer, they created the first

• empire
• huge city-state
• nation
• democracy

Which of the following is NOT true of Hammurabi's code?

• It covered many aspects of Babylonian life, not just crimes.

• It was used by many later civilizations as a model

• It treated all people the same under the law.

• It was carved in stone.

Which of these are Sumerian inventions?

• Plow
• Wheel
• Sailboat
• All of them

What was the main religion of the Sumerians?

• Monotheism
• Christianity
• Polytheism
• Judaism

A city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside

• City-State
• Country
• Villiage
• Culture

Curved strip of land that runs from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf

• Mesopotamia
• Fertile Crescent
• silt
• Babylon